Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 5 Jul, 2020 AD

Timezone / Date

Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly.
This eclipse's time is estimated to be accurate ± 0m05s (with 95% confidence).
This equates to an error in longitude of ± 0.024 degrees, or around ± 2.5 km (1.2 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs on Sunday 5 July, 2020 UT, lasting from 03:07–05:52 UT. This very subtle penumbral eclipse eclipse will be essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it will last 2 hours and 45 minutes, just 35% of the Moon's disc will be in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow). The full Moon itself will be visible from the Americas, south-west Europe, and western Africa.

The timings of the eclipse are as
follows. You will be able to see the
eclipse if the Moon is up as
seen from your location; but note that this penumbral
eclipse will be very difficult to see in practice:

Penumbral eclipse begins:

03:07:23 UT

Maximum eclipse:

04:30:00 UT

Penumbral eclipse ends:

05:52:23 UT

During this eclipse the Moon will be 5 days after perigee and 7 days before apogee.
At maximum eclipse it will be 0.534° in apparent
diameter, which is 0.5% larger than average.
The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of
the Sun and Moon.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse,
when it will be visible within the bright area on the map. Note that
the map is approximate, and if you
are near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon will be very close
to the horizon and may not be practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to
see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where
the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

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Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA's Eclipse Web Site shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a
percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0%
is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the
Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is
the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee).
The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes
of the Sun and Moon.